Jimmy's Restaurant Bar - Christchurch

Jimmy's is more than a Restaurant and Bar but from the first step you are entering history with two vintage vehicles, petrol pump and motor bikes welcoming you. Not to be outdone a horse and carriage hangs from the ceiling. Never ever seen such a collection of antiques in one place other than museums?<br/ <br/ Started our dinner with Soup of the day and today was the freshest tomatoes we have ever tasted.<br/ <br/ Garlic bread was lathered with butter and one could actually feel the garlic touching your palate. Crisp and soft with a blend of taste.<br/ <br/ Smoked salmon salad: In New Zealand and not have salmon. Why salad? the wife is not one for the Surf so compromised with turf or the greens. One fantastic dish.<br/ <br/ Service was impeccable.<br/ <br/ I hope the pictures I have added will do some justice to the actuals.

Found a voucher from Grabone. It was really close to home so we just got this deal. The two mains we had were beef eye fillet and the lamb.The lamb was awesome. It would be perfect if the rack could be slightly less cooked. The rump and the soup were quite amazing. And I really enjoy the shot of soup. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who eats meat. The beef was average but with a decent portion. Well does not make it sound any better. Actually I like all the ingredients in this dish, everything. But I'm not sure if that piece of bacon went well with the beef. I feel the tastes split in my mouth. It would be better if searing both sides for longer, just guessing.The staff members were friendly. One thing I feel uncomfortable is the lights in the middle were too bright. Even though we sat near the windows it was still disturbing.

Went there a few weeks ago and found the meals were very, very good. A bit pricey but can 't argue with the quality. My wife ordered the stuffed chicken. The waitress wanting to make sure we were aware that it is likely to take about 40 minutes to cook. Now I 'm not a 'chef ' but a reasonably good cook and 40 minutes seemed excessive but hey maybe that 's why I 'm not a chef!! My filet steak was perfection. Minor point but if it is a really hot day, putting patrons in the conservatory without any air conditioning needs urgent attention. Some poor **** in the corner was really uncomfortable waiting for his meal!!!!

A lovely warm quirky restaurant, where the food was absolutely delicious, especially the seafood chowder!

AMAZING FOOD! Had the steak that was cooked to perfection and absolutely melted in my mouth. The duck fat roasted potatoes were also life changing and an outstanding dessert to finish. Staff were super helpful, friendly and patient with kids. Couldn't recommend anywhere better will definitely be returning.